Speaker up grade? Rti-a9's

Playing around with a speaker upgrade. Are changing the a7's to a9's a big enough deal? Would my denon 4520ci be enough to drive them? If not then a $900 upgrade has become a $2100 upgrade (would add the monolith 3x300 or 5x200). Maybe I should just go with the new paradigm premier series (800F and 600C) and get new in-ceiling speakers to timber match. Sell all the polk speakers to makeup some of the cost. Thoughts?

I agree in adding an amp first. I added a small Emotiva BasX-A300 (150wX2) to my Signatures. It was a wow hello moment. It doesn't make it that much louder but adds more detail and openness to the sound.

If you don't have the budget for the Parasound A31 or A51 go for the Monolith, I've read good things about them. An Emotiva might be too bright for RTi.

When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.

With what’s in my sig I’m about 13” from the left/right speakers and I feel they would sound better with a little more distance given the power they have and what they can produce but I’m limited to that in my room.

Thank you all. Been really wondering if I need an amp or not and sounds like you all that have them say it makes a difference. I would say 90% HT and 10% music (if that much). I would love a parasound amp but a little out of my budget atm. I am getting a 85” Sony x900f. Here shortly. Since ATI makes monolith maybe I can just try them out. Sounds like none of you all are using them atm.

When I mentioned the A52+ for some reason I had it in my head that it was lower in price than it is. I did a search to try and find some used A51/31/52 but didn't run into any. However, I did find a 5250 that might be of interest:

It isn’t that the people here “beat up” on Emo or ATI gear. ATI makes Monolith, Outlaw, and a few other brands.

It’s just people here usually think music first.

The RTI and RTI A lines are designed primarily for HT usage, so the are inherently bright. Emo and ATI amps are usually on the bright side. Some people like that sound for music, but far more don’t. For strictly HT, there isn’t anything wrong with an overly bright sound signature; music, most will say, not so good.

The people here are just trying to pass on experience, and some can be highly opinionated. When all is said and done, they’re usually correct.

The advise here is free, you can ignore it. Not everybody hears the same thing the same way.

Some people ignore the advise given on this site, and are perfectly happy with their choice. Others say they should have listened. What it comes down to is people giving their opinions on various manufacturers gear based on their personal experience. No paychecks, no free samples, no editors, and no marketing types are involved in the recommendations.

It isn’t that the people here “beat up” on Emo or ATI gear. ATI makes Monolith, Outlaw, and a few other brands.

It’s just people here usually think music first.

The RTI and RTI A lines are designed primarily for HT usage, so the are inherently bright. Emo and ATI amps are usually on the bright side. Some people like that sound for music, but far more don’t. For strictly HT, there isn’t anything wrong with an overly bright sound signature; music, most will say, not so good.

The people here are just trying to pass on experience, and some can be highly opinionated. When all is said and done, they’re usually correct.

The advise here is free, you can ignore it. Not everybody hears the same thing the same way.

Some people ignore the advise given on this site, and are perfectly happy with their choice. Others say they should have listened. What it comes down to is people giving their opinions on various manufacturers gear based on their personal experience. No paychecks, no free samples, no editors, and no marketing types are involved in the recommendations.

I've always thought the goal of high-end audio was not to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Turn that darn music down' but to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Tell your friends to go home and you can practice later this week'.

It isn’t that the people here “beat up” on Emo or ATI gear. ATI makes Monolith, Outlaw, and a few other brands.

It’s just people here usually think music first.

The RTI and RTI A lines are designed primarily for HT usage, so the are inherently bright. Emo and ATI amps are usually on the bright side. Some people like that sound for music, but far more don’t. For strictly HT, there isn’t anything wrong with an overly bright sound signature; music, most will say, not so good.

The people here are just trying to pass on experience, and some can be highly opinionated. When all is said and done, they’re usually correct.

The advise here is free, you can ignore it. Not everybody hears the same thing the same way.

Some people ignore the advise given on this site, and are perfectly happy with their choice. Others say they should have listened. What it comes down to is people giving their opinions on various manufacturers gear based on their personal experience. No paychecks, no free samples, no editors, and no marketing types are involved in the recommendations.

I definitely worded my statement wrong.

Advise on here is great, it's the advise matching my wallet. In the 12 or so years I've been on this forum I've learned a ton.

When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.

It isn’t that the people here “beat up” on Emo or ATI gear. ATI makes Monolith, Outlaw, and a few other brands.

ATI has also made many very high dollar name brand amps.

FYI

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